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Pliny's Epistles in Ten Books: Volume 1, Books 1-6

The Life of Pliny

1.

Pliny's Epistles Book I

2.

Pliny's Epistles Book II.

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3.

Pliny's Epistles. Book III.

3.1.

Epistle I. To Calvisius.

3.2.

Epistle II. To Maximus.

3.3.

Epistle III. To Corellia Hispulla.

3.4.

Epistle IV. To Macrinus,

3.5.

Epistle V. To Marcus.

3.6.

Epistle VI. To Servus.

3.7.

Epistle VII. To Caninius.

3.8.

Epistle VIII. To Tranquillus.

3.9.

Epistle XI. To Minutian.

3.10.

Epistle X. To Spurinna and Coccia.

3.11.

Epistle XI. Plinius to Julius Genitor.

3.12.

Epistle XII. To Catilius.

3.13.

Epistle XIII. To Romanus.

3.14.

Epistle XIV. To Acilius.

3.15.

Epistle XV. To Proclus.

3.16.

Epistle XVI. To Nepos.

3.17.

Epistle XVII. To Severian.

3.18.

Epistle XVIII. To Severus.

3.19.

Epistle XIX. To Calvisius Rufus.

3.20.

Epistle XX. To Maximus.

3.21.

Epistle XXI. To Priscus.

4.

Pliny's Epistles. Book IV.

5.

Pliny's Epistles. Book V.

6.

Pliny's Epistles. Book VI.

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Epistle XVII. To Severian.

by the Same. [Mr. Henley]

[_]

On his Intermission of Writing.

IS all right, that your Letters have taken so long a Vacation? Or, is something amiss; or are you too much engag'd; or perhaps you are not so busy: but you have seldom or never an Opportunity of Writing. Ease me of this

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Doubt, which I am not Casuist enough to discharge. Send an Express on purpose for it; I will bear his travelling Charges, and give him a Reward over and above. Only let him bring me the News I wish for. I my self am well, if a Man can be well who lives in Suspense and Anxiety, hourly expecting and fearing, in behalf of his best lov'd Friend, all that can possibly arrive to human Nature.